Lighter construction



Nov. 26,l 2235, y. ARQNSON 2,022,227

2 LIHER CONSTRUCTION 4Filed Nov. 22, 1928 mvamon pulls .KfZ-0mm Patented Nov. 26V, 19:35

UNITED STATES PATENT' OFFICE its main object an LIGHTER CONSTRUCTION Louis V. Aronson, Newark, N. J., assigner to Art Metal Works, Inc., a corporation of New Jersey Application Nuvember zz, 192s, serial No. 321,130

20 Claims.

to a lighter and has for of lighter in which the construction and the arrangement of the cooperating elements and compact.

One feature of the ing a lighter having a casing fuel chamber and a cover for said has mounted therein invention resides in providwhich comprises a casing which all the operative elements in a simple and compact form, which are designed to cooperate with the wick that projects from the fuel chamber into said cover.

Another feature of the invention is directed to Y the arrangement4 of cooperating elements in such a manner as to make all laccessible.

Further and morespecic Objectafeatures and advantages will more tail description given with the accompanying of this specification and which illustrates of the present invention.

part one embodiment Fig. l is a front 'vie operative parts in tive positions.

Fig. 2 is a similar open position.

clearly appear from the debelow, taken in connection drawing, which forms a w of the lighter showing all their normally closed inoperaview showing the cover in its `Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the cooperating elements in their normally closed inoperative position.

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the, operativek elements in their operated or open position.

Fig. 5 is a plan view Fig. 6 is a sectional the line 6-6 of Fig. 3. i.;

The ligJmfingthe/presentfintion comprises a casing IIJ Lig, the cover being hinged hinge I2 at one end retained in its closed of Fig.'4. detail showing taken on cover I i for said casto said casing by the thereof and being normally position by the catch i3.

and a The casing IIJ is provided with a transverse wall Iii which is spaced somewhat below the top of the casing, the wall I4 forming the top for the fuel chamber I5,

and being provided with an internally threaded opening I6 adapted to receive. the screw cap Il which may be removed whenever it is desired `to fill the chamber I5 with fuel. The tube I8 designed to hold the wick I9,

is also mounted on the wall I4, and is disposed at one end of the casing and projects into the cover II in the manner shown.

, All of the the lighter, mechanism which ment 20 and thev fric remaining cooperating elements of namely, suitable spark-producing comprises the pyrophoric eletion wheel 22 together with are simple, eifective parts thereof readily.

A the `adjacent portions of the (crei- 1.1)

the snufler 2I and the operating devices for said spark-producing mechanism, are housed and retained within the tube II. The lighter is so designed that the cover I I remains closed on to the casing III at all times except when it becomes desirable to refuel the fuel chamber or to replace the pyrophoric element; the entire lighter being crable by pressure upon the operating member or manual operator 23 when the cover is in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3.v y

The cover II is preferably in the frm of a frame as shown comprising upstanding side walls, the open upper face of this frame being. substany tially filled by the manual operator 23 and the snuifer canier 26. The end face of the cover and 15 lateral face that are disposed in the immediate vicinity of the wick I9 are provided with slots 25. These slots provide a draft of air so that the flame `of the wick is di- V. rected upwardly, particularly 'when the lighter 20 is used outdoors under windy conditions.

Referring now to the operating elements which are housedswithin 4the cap or cover II, it will be seen that the pin or shaft 2G is disposed transversely of the cover II and is carried by the lat- 25 eral faces of the cover. A unit 'which comprises the snuer carrier 24, the friction wheel 22, a pair of gears 21 and a ratchet wheel 28 are all mounted on the pin or shaft 26. The manner in which these elements are mounted can be readily 30` observed in the showing of Fig. 6. The snuifer cap 24 is provided with lateral downwardly depending flanges 29 which are provided with registry apertures to receive the pin or shaft 26. The shafiimol.pinY 261s preferably provided with a 35 threaded portion 3l)` which engages the threaded aperture in one of the lateral faces of the cover I I. The gears 21 are disposed between the ilanges 29 and the interior faces of the lateral walls of the cover II, the gears being attached to the 40 vflanges 29 so that they move together as a unit. The ratchet wheel 28 together with the friction wheel 22, the latter being xedly mount/ed on the v boss 3l` of the ratchet wheel 28, are mounted to rotate,v freely on the pin 26; and the springpressed pawl 32 which is carried by one of the flanges 28 serves to rotate the ratchet wheel 28 and the friction wheel 22 whenever the gears 21 and the snuler carrier r24 are moved from the closed to the open positions, whereas when these elements move from the open to the closed positions, the ratchet wheel 28 and friction wheel 22 'are not rotated.

The plate 33 is disposed transversely of the cover II below the friction wheel 22, this plate ment, the cover I i is pengd to the position shown in the position shown in Figs.

detail and with respectto a preferred form there- .may be made being designed to support, the pyrophoric element 20 andfor other purposes which will becomeV clear in the further description ofthe present invention. A tube 34 is integrally mounted on the plaie 33 and is preferably disposed at an angle to the 'plate so that the pyrophoric element 20 carried thereby is in engagement with the friction wheel 22 at such an angle that when the friction wheel is operated the sparks will be directed towards the `wick I9. The plate 33 is also provided with a pair of downwardly depending lugs 35 which carry a pin 36, upon which is the open end of said cover when the latter is in its mounted the spiral spring 31 having oneof its closed position.

free ends bent in the manner shown and project- 2. A lighter comprising a casing having a fuel ing into the tube 34 so as to exert pressure chamber therein, a Wick holder carried by said l5 against the pyrophoric element 20 and yieldingly casing, a hinged-cover for said casing, a snuifer,

press the same against the friction wheel 22. spark-producing mechanism, and a manual op- 'I'he tube 34 is provided with a longitudinal slot erator carried by said cover. and operable from 38 so as to permit the end 39 of the spring 31 without said cover when said cover is in its closed to move into the tube of the slot and follow position, Said manuel Opertr COmDriSng a 20 the pyrophoric element 20 as it is beinglconsumed. Spring pressed rack bar pivotely mounted at One The other end 40 of the spring 31 is caught by end of said cover.

the hook 4I which is carried by the plate 33, or 3. A lighter comprising a casing having a fue! if preferred it may be attached to the tube 34.v Chamber therein. e Wick holder Carried by Said With, the construction shown and described casing, a hinged cover for Said casing, a snuifcr. 25

above for mounting the yieldingly ressing pyrospark-producing mechanism, and e manual 0pphorc-elementfthestruct'fmerammjaid cover and operable supporting the same has been very much simthrough the open end\of`saidieeverwhennsaid fplied and the process of replacement of the cover is in its closed position, said wick holder pyrophoric element is very much facilitated. projecting into said. cover and said cover being so When it is desired toy replace the pyrophorie eleprovided with a plurality of openings adjacent said wick holder.

4. A lighter comprising a casing havin a fuel chamber therein, a wick holder carried by said\ casing, a hinged cover for said casing, a snuffer, z5 spark-'producing mechanism and a. manual operator, carried by said cover and operable .from Without said cover when said cover is in its closed position, said snuifer and said manual operator forming a top for said cover.

5. A lighter comprising a casing having a fuel chamber therein, a wick holder mounted on said casing and projecting therefrom, a hinged cover for said casing, a plate disposed transversely of posed transversely of the cover Il and is carried said cover. a tube mounted on said plate, a pyro- '45 by the lateral faces thereof, the pin 43 being phoric element disposed within said tube, arotarypreferably disposed in substantially the same friction vwheel mounted in Seid Cover, Spring horizontal plane fas the pin The forward means for yieldinely pressing Said Dyrophoric provided with element into engagement with said friction Wheel,

A spiral spring and manual operable means pivotally mounted at 50 44 is mounted on the pm, the end 45 '0f the one end of said cover for rotating said friction spring being in engagement with the operator 23 wheel to produce a Spark. e

and the other end 46 of the spring pressing 6- A lighter comprising a-Casing having e fuel against the face of the plate 33. By this'means Chamber, a Wick holder carried by Said casing the manual operator 23 `is normally maintained A,and projeetng beyOnd said casing, a' hinged 5 5 1 and 2, 'The mancover for said casing, a friction wheelsmo\unted ual operator 23 is pivoted near its rear-most end Within Said COV'er, a plate disposed transversely at a point near the rear end of the cover H, 0f said cover and intermediate the ends thereof,

soV that the downward finger pressure exerted\, 8 tube Carried by Said Plate, a PyI'OphOIlC element overj almost any portion of itsY face will cause diSPOSed Within Said tube. resilient means mOunt- 60 lthe operator to move downwardly about the ed on the lower face of said plate for holding shaft 43 and will bring-about the'upward movesaid pyrophoric element in engagement with said ment of the snuifer and also the rotatioi-of the friction wheel, a pin disposed transversely of the wheel 22, `.so as to produce sparks which will igcover at one end thereof, a manually operable nite the wick i9. When the pressure is released rack bar operator plvoted on said pin for operat- 65 the spring 44 reverses the operator back` to its ing said friction wheel, anda spring carried by normal position and the snufl'er is thereby moved saidplate and having one end thereof in engageto its normal position while the friction wheel ment with the outer face of said plate and the is held again' st rotation. gther end thereof in engagement with said rack While I have described my improvements in Y '1.- A lighter comprising a casing having a fuel chamber* therein, awick holder mounted o n said casing, a hinged cover for said casing in the form of an open ended extension of the lateral faces of said casing, a snuier for said Wiel: holder,

and scope of the invention in its broader aspects. Hence, I- desire to cover all modiflcationsrand forms coming within the language or scope of any one or more of the appended claims.

VWhat I claim as new and desire to secure by 5* Letters Patent, is: l

1. A lighter comprising a. casing having a fuel chamber therein, a wick holder carried by said casing, a hinged cover for said casing, a snuifer, spark-producing mechanism, and a manual oper- 10 ator carried by said cover and operable through in Fig. 2 and the end 4B of the spring 31 is removed from under. the catch' 4i, thereby releasing the pressure against the pyrophoric element and Vfacilitating the removal of the end 39 of the spring 31 from-the tube 34. The old pyrophoric element will then drop out from the tube 34 and the new one may be replaced and retained by again' inserting the end 39 of the spring into the tube and catching the end 40 Von the catch di.

The manual operator 23 is provided with a U shaped downwardly depending ange 42 and is pivotally mounted on the pin 43 which is 'disteeth which engage the gears 21.

of, I do not desire to be' limited to such details or form since many changes 'and modifications and the invention embodied in other forms without departing from the spirit chamber therein,

`ing and pivoted spark-producing mechanism, and av manual operator for said snuffer and sparking means mounted within said cover, said snuifer and manual operator formingv a top for one end of said cover.

8. A lighter comprising a casing having a fuel a wick holder`mounted on said .Y casing, a hinged cover for said casing in the form of an open ended .extension ofthe lateral faces. of said casing, a snuifer for said wick holder, Y spark-producing mechanism, anda manual operator `for said snuer land 'sparking means mounted within said cover, said snuifer and manual operator projecting beyond the open end of said cover and' forming a top therefor.

9. In pyrophoriclighting mechanism. a fuel casing, wall structure upstanding from' said casing and pivoted thereto, a wick disposed within the space defined by said wall structure, a movable member carrying a snufferl cap for coaction with said wick, and an operating member for said movablemember, said movablemember and said operating member being disposed within theperiphery of said wall structure, said operating member being manually actuatable through the open end of said wall structure. 10. In pyrophoric lighting mechanism, a fuel casing, wall structure upstanding from said casing and pivoted thereto, a wick disposed within the space defined by said wall structure,.a pivoted member carrying a-snu r capfor coaction with. said wick, and an oper g member for said pivoted member, said pivoted member and said operating member being disposed within the periphery of said wall structure and carried thereby,-y

`said pivoted member and said operating member in predetermined position extending substantially equal distances beyond the top` surface of said wall structure.

11. In pyrophoric lighting mechanism, a fuel casing, wall structure upstanding from said casthereto, a wick disposed within the space defined by saidwall structure, a-,pivoted member carrying a snuffer cap for coaction` with said wick, and an operating member for said pivoted member, said pivoted member and said operating member being disposed within tlie periphery of said wall structure and carriedthereby, said pivoted member and said operating mem-- ber in predeterminedposition closing the upper end of said wall structure.

12. In pyrophcric lighting mechanism, a fuel casing, wall structure upstanding from said casing and pivoted thereto, a wick disposed within the space defined by said wall structure, a pivoted member carrying a snuffer cap for coaction with said wick, and an operating member for said i pivoted member, said pivoted member and said operating member being disposed within the pe\ riphery of said wall structure and carried thereby, said operating member being manually actuatable through the open end of said wall structure, said pivoted member being movable through said open end of said wall structure.v i

13. In pyrophoric lighting mechanism, a fuel casing, wall structure upstanding from said casing and pivoted thereto, a wick disposed within the space deflned by said wall structuraa pivoted member carrying a snuffer cap for coaction. with said wick, and an operating member for said pivoted member, sa'd pivoted member and said operating member being disposed within the periphery ofsaid wall structure and carried therecombination with -bination with a fuel casing, of a vbination with a fuel 4sembly carried by said fuel casing and movable 25 said casing, and a `wise direction,

member .and normally said casing, andmember overlying therefrom,

of said wall ly actuatable through the open end structure, said pivoted member being movable through said open end of saidwall structure.

14. In pyrophoric klighting mechanism, the a fuel casing, of a mechanical assembly carried by said fuel casing and movable as a unit with respect thereto, said assembly com-\y prising upstanding walls, a pivoted member. car-v ried by said walls, a snuffer cap carried by said pivoted member, member for operating said pivoted member.

15. In pyrophoric lighting mechanism, the commechanical assembly carried by said fuel casing and movable as a unit with respect thereto, said assembly l5 comprising upstanding walls, a pivoted member carried by said walls, a snuifer cap carried by said pivoted membe a friction wheel rotatably carried by said walls,'a DyrOphoric element biased into engagement with lsaid wheel, and a manually 20 depressible member for operating said pivoted member.

16. In pyrophoric lighting mechanism, the comcasing, of a mechanical asas a unit with respect theretosai'd assembly comprising upstanding walls, a pivoted member carried by said walls, a snuifer cap carried by said pivoted member, a friction wheel rotatably carried by said walls, a pyrophoric element biased 30 in to engagement with said wheel, and a second pivoted member carried bysaid walls for operating said first pivoted member, said second pivoted member being actuatable by manual action through the opening, dened by said walls.'

17. Pyrophoric lighting mechanism comprising a fuel casing, spark-producing means,- a pivoted member, a snuffer vca-p carried by said pivoted member and normally positioned at one side of member provided with rack 40 teeth for operating said pivoted member and said spark-producing means, said operating member being pivoted 'at the side of said casing opposite said snuffer cap whereby rotation of said operating member in a counter-,clockwise direction pro- 45 duces rotation of said pivoted vmember in a clocksaid pivoted member and said operating member overlying the top Wall of said casing. y

18. Pyrophoric lighting mechanism comprising 50 a fuel casing having spaced walls upstanding therefrom, spark-producing means, a. pivoted member, a snuiIer cap carried by said pivoted kpositioned at one side of a member for operating said 55 pivoted member and said spark-producing means, said operating member having spaced walls adapted to telescope said first named ,spaced walls, said pivoted member and said operating the top wall of 'said casing, spaced walls of said casing enclosing and terminating below the upper horizontal section of said operating member to thereby render the latter 4accessible for manual operation.

19. Pyrophoric'lighting mechanism comprising 65 a fuel casing having spaced walls upstanding spark-producing means, a pivoted member, a snuffer cap carried by said pivoted member and normally positioned at one side of said casing, a member for operating said pivoted member,` and said spark-producing means, said operating'membei having spaced Walls adapted to telescope said first named spaced walls and being pivoted at the side of Asaid casing opposite said snuifer cap whereby rotation of said operat-I and a manually depressible l0- the 60 duces rotation of'said pivoted member in a clockwise direction, said pivoted member and said operating member overlying 4the top wail of said casing, and a. spring disposed between said spaced walls for biasing said operating member in one direction.

20. A lighter construction comprising a casing having rigid side walls, a wick positioned at one side of said casing, pyrophoric lighting mecha'- nismadjacent thereto, a wick snuiIer member associated with said mechanism, and an operator extending substantially in alignment with said 2,029,991 ing member in a counter-clockwise direction prosnuier member and provided with rack teeth at its end adjacent said mechanism for operating the latter, said operator being pivotally mounted at the side of said casing opposite saidl wick whereby rotation of said operator in a counter- 5 clockwise direction `produces rotation of said snuiier member in a clockwise direction, said snuiier member and operator substantially adjoining and cooperating to normally provides. top surface covering said mechanism and over- 10 lying the top wall oi' said casing.

IDUIB V. ARONSON. 

